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1902 catalog

Specifications: 8-string Mandolin. Round back. Spruce top with inlay. Birch & walnut 11-part back. Mosaic bound top. Mosaic rosette. Unbound headstock. Unbound fingerboard with mother-of-pearl dot inlay. Bone nut. Engraved aluminium tailpiece. Natural finish. Introduced: ca 1900 ca 1907: Maple & walnut back. Renamed Model 54. Earliest known example: 31638 (1916) Latest known example: 31638 (1916) ca 1920: 13-part back. ca 1923: 4-ply top purfling. Ebony bridge with bone saddle. Mahogany finished back. Also available in a 12-string version as Model 64.